Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar
High‐value agriculture for exports is increasingly important in developing countries. In a case study of contract farming for exports of vegetables from Madagascar, strong spillover effects of these trade opportunities on land use are found to exist. Using a matched plot sampling design, the product...
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| author | Minten, Bart Randrianarison, Laila Swinnen, Johan |
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| description | High‐value agriculture for exports is increasingly important in developing countries. In a case study of contract farming for exports of vegetables from Madagascar, strong spillover effects of these trade opportunities on land use are found to exist. Using a matched plot sampling design, the productivity of rice—the main domestically consumed staple—is shown to be two‐thirds higher on fields that were contracted during the off‐season for the production of vegetables. This increase in yields is linked to an increase of soil fertility due to the application of fertilizer and compost, which farmers did not use prior to the contracts. Although agricultural output goes up significantly, labor productivity stays the same, suggesting that there is greater labor absorption on existing land and the diffusion of this type of technology at a larger scale throughout Madagascar would be expected to substantially decrease incentives to deforest by increasing wages and to boost productivity of existing lands relative to newly deforested ones. |
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| spelling | CGSpace1718422025-02-19T14:07:08Z Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar Minten, Bart Randrianarison, Laila Swinnen, Johan land use developing countries High‐value agriculture for exports is increasingly important in developing countries. In a case study of contract farming for exports of vegetables from Madagascar, strong spillover effects of these trade opportunities on land use are found to exist. Using a matched plot sampling design, the productivity of rice—the main domestically consumed staple—is shown to be two‐thirds higher on fields that were contracted during the off‐season for the production of vegetables. This increase in yields is linked to an increase of soil fertility due to the application of fertilizer and compost, which farmers did not use prior to the contracts. Although agricultural output goes up significantly, labor productivity stays the same, suggesting that there is greater labor absorption on existing land and the diffusion of this type of technology at a larger scale throughout Madagascar would be expected to substantially decrease incentives to deforest by increasing wages and to boost productivity of existing lands relative to newly deforested ones. 2007-09 2025-01-29T12:58:50Z 2025-01-29T12:58:50Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171842 en Limited Access Wiley Minten, Bart; Randrianarison, Laila; Swinnen, Johan. 2007. Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar. Agricultural Economics 37(2-3): 265-275. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1574-0862.2007.00273.x |
| spellingShingle | land use developing countries Minten, Bart Randrianarison, Laila Swinnen, Johan Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar |
| title | Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar |
| title_full | Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar |
| title_fullStr | Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar |
| title_short | Spillovers from high-value export agriculture on land use in developing countries: evidence from Madagascar |
| title_sort | spillovers from high value export agriculture on land use in developing countries evidence from madagascar |
| topic | land use developing countries |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/171842 |
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